« Neighborhood Heron |Main | Paint Arson »
Branching Out
March 20, 2009
Branching Out and Conifer, each 6H x 6W x 2D inches Encaustic, side surfaces also done.
Encaustic is designing/painting with beeswax. I’m not usually intimidated by trying any new medium, but wax is so unique and there are so many possibilities for it, I was a little overwhelmed when I took an introductory course with Deanna Wood. She offers her students workshop days where they can use her supplies to continue experimenting with the medium. Although I’d love to have my own supplies to work at home, the encaustic process is so messy, not to mention expensive to get started, so that is a generous offer. Today’s studio work produced 4 small encaustic paintings, and 2 are successful. Compared to other media, wax is so versatile it can be scraped off to whatever degree, reworked, layered, carved and manipulated as much or as long as you wish. It’s a lot of fun!
Categories: Art for sale, Autumn, Encaustic, impressionistic, Seasonal, The Majesty of Trees Collection, trees | 3 Comments »
3 Responses to “Branching Out”
Comments
You must be logged in to post a comment.
March 23rd, 2009 at 11:06
This is cool….
March 23rd, 2009 at 11:06
These are neat and I envy your artist group- wish I could come and hang out with you for a day.
March 23rd, 2009 at 11:06
Hi V, I wish we could all meet and hang out for a day!